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How to Use Script Converter
Getting Started
- Paste URL: Paste the URL of a publicly shared Google Doc into the input box. To make a doc public, click "Share" > "General access" > "Anyone with the link".
- Convert: Click the "Convert to Script" button.
- Save (Optional): Click "Save" to add the URL to your "Saved URLs" list for quick access later. Saving also automatically converts the script.
Formatting Guide
The converter automatically formats your script based on these rules:
- Title: The first non-blank line of the document is treated as the title and displayed in a large font.
- Scene Headings: Lines starting with
INT., EXT., or INT./EXT. are formatted as scene headings.
- Character & Dialogue:
- Standard: A line starting with a name in ALL CAPS followed by a colon (e.g.,
SAKURA: Hello!).
- Reversed: A line ending with a colon and a name (e.g.,
Hello! :SAKURA).
- Multiple Characters: Character names separated by a "/" character will be changed to "or". "Marigold/Mag" becomes "MARIGOLD or MAG".
- Action Lines: Any line that doesn't match another format is treated as an action line.
- A single action line between other elements will be automatically bolded and have space added before and after it.
- Verse & Lyrics:
- A line containing the word "verse" (any case) will start a "verse block." All following lines are treated as action until a blank line.
- A line containing the word "lyrics" (any case) is always treated as an action line, even if it looks like dialogue.
- Parentheticals: Text inside parentheses
() on its own line is a stage direction. If it's within a dialogue line, it's an inline parenthetical.
- Transitions: Lines that are exactly
FADE IN:, CUT TO:, etc., are formatted as transitions.
- Spacing: Multiple blank lines in the source document are automatically condensed into a single blank line for clean formatting.